Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go hang

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: go hang
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be cursed; to be unworthy of notice or bother.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"You can go hang for all I care."
"For she had a tongue with a tang, Would cry to a sailor, 'Go hang!' She loved not the savour of tar nor of pitch, Yet a tailor might scratch her where'er she did itch. Then to sea, boys, and let her go hang!"
"When Love is kind, cheerful, and free, Love's sure to find welcome from me; But when Love brings heartache and pang, Tears and such things, Love may go hang!"
""And your advice was to let the family go hang and to insure the dog heavily against accidents?""

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

goes hang (present, singular) going hang (participle, present) went hang (past) gone hang (participle, past)

Questions

What does go hang mean?: To be cursed; to be unworthy of notice or bother.

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